NYC Archaeological Repository:

The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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The Nan A. Rothschild Research Center
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"Henry's Calcined Magnesia" Bottle

(1800 - 1915)

Van Cortland Mansion Type Collection
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Archaeological Details

Rectangular glass bottle, ring lip. Embossed writing: "Henry's / Calcined / Magnesia / Manchester"

  • Object number

    96 / 1347

  • Date made

    1800 - 1915

  • Dimensions

    Height 11 cm

    Width 3 cm

  • Category

    Medical

  • Class

    Glass

Excavation Site

Van Cortlandt House

Bronx, Van Cordlandt House, 525 S Riverside Ave

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Part of Project

    • Van Cortlandt House, Bronx, NY

      June 1990

      Home of the Van Cortlandt family, important in NY society and politics in the 18th and 19th centuries. Once the center of a busy farmstead, the mansion, built in 1748, sits alone in Van Cortlandt Park. Excavations in 1990-92, ...

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    • Van Cortlandt House Museum